Mark Carney says "everything is on the table" if no trade deal before US tariffs take effect Aug. 19

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada is prepared to take stronger action if no trade agreement is reached before new U.S. tariffs take effect on Aug. 19. His statement followed President Donald Trump’s announcement of duties on US$20 billion of Canadian goods, including alcohol, dairy and electronics, under a 1930 trade law. Carney said Canada wants a deal covering all U.S. sectoral tariffs—steel, aluminum, autos and forest products—but declined to specify possible retaliation. Earlier, after the tariff announcement, he was deciding whether and how to hit back if the duties took effect; he subsequently ruled out limiting oil and gas exports. Canadian negotiators are in Washington for talks, while U.S. demands reportedly include more access to Canada’s dairy market and removal of earlier Canadian countermeasures. The Aug. 19 duties are the latest escalation in U.S.-Canada trade tensions.